Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-28
WHOLE NO. 1892.

| fands of people crowded these banks. There was
an enormous fleet of vessels In the herbor also
on end 70 see them run across each others bows
! in the Narrows
SOLID MASS OF VESSELS.
One might travel all over a square mile of
water on the decks of the boats by making
leaps of ten feet at time Several gentlemen
on board the special press-boat. chartered by
the leading New York and Boston papers and
the San Francisco Cal, counted over $40 vessels
Ioli3Wlng the racers, including steam and sail
yaehts and excursion boats and tugs chartered
by private parties. Not less than $1,000 people
saw the race either from the shores or the
deeks ol the immense hotilla of boats.
a DIscouRAGISG PROSPECT.
The weather and atmosphere in the early
morning were not resssuring to the yachts mem
scarcely breath of air stirred and there was
,i',Ze IN the atmosphere which hid the Staten
Island shore from the battery. Nevertheless,
BOAT after boat took its load OF spectators aud
lennged into the haze toward the starting-point
oi Bhs New York Yacht Clubs course at buoy
IL, ISi on OWLS Head, Bay Ridge. The flagship
early az the starting line and for hours its little
napatha launch darted hiiher and thither with
lneInhers @ OF the committees, cajoling. urging
and GsFyiDg the too-forwa7d craft away from
the head of the course.
THE TWO R.ssEHs
Are maSsSjcent boats in every respect. and to
Inexperienced yachtmen iocA like twins, save
mat the Scotch hull was black and the Yankees
afIehorages to the vicinity of the starting line
before l0 o clock. and picked their way gingerly
;;hrough the. hsiriy-burly of tugs and excursion
eoats, but they were compelled, to anchor as
siere was net wind enough for steerage way
Ihe Scotch steam yacht Mohican, a big, hand
SSYlng, sS5, seaworhy craft, lay jrst astern of the
LNssnlp anc bag-piper on hec deck saluted
the Thistle VITA the familiar air. THE. Carnp-
bells Are Comiog." For more than two hours
~ ees i&y q. ne head OF the c0sFse. waiting
Tor WING, whilec4d yacktsmen Gloomily said 10
eaCo other Same old storv-Pa4,Iy'S burri.
eanei'
THE TREssKSDoUs JAN OF 1ENT
Moved ''neasily, Just enough to keep the pilots
and engineers forever busy jay Gould's big
stea11 yacht Atlanta lay lazily on the outskirts
OF the SQUADRON while her owner and his fifty
guests wished for wind and fun. William
Astor 'Noumahl, the next largest of the pri-
vate pleasure crafts moved slowly round north
ward OF the crowd, and fifty other pri7atesteam
yachts moved among the fleet.
Away to the southwark in the NsrrOws and
beyond tle sails of scores of sloop and tsehoOner
yachts appeared in ghOstly fashion through the
haze, anda everybody waited. whistied and
hoped1almost against hope-for breeze
FINALLY il came-a. mere breath - from the
south. but growing fresher. Up went She racers
big mainsa!ls; the anchors came apeai.. Then
win maltiSalls, club topSails forestay sails ibis
and small lbs and topsals set the Thistle and
olunteer began to gliac through the aeet, ma
1euverlng for position The Electras launch
new trlnticslly arouudand assisted the police
steamer in clearing the starting-line of boats
A'wELco2rE SIGNAL
NJ l2:20 gun from the Electra announced
hat the race was really to be sailed, and a see
md gun at LEO gave the signal for the start
DISAPPOINTMENT Across TIE wA3Ee
LONDON, September 9th. - On the CLYDE.
where the people were keenly interested in the
yacht race, the betting was in favor of ehe This
lie. Cable dispatches were published Ia the af.
ernoon saying the Thistle would certainly win
\ letter from a member of the Thisue's crew
was quoted, in which the writer said The
Americans may boast about the Volunteer, but
heir yaehtmen know she has no chance" The
victory of the Volunteer surprised the elubmen,
who were waitingthe news of the race and the
'esult is a bitter disappointment to the Scotch